YouTube Shorts & youtu.be Redirector - tampermonkey userscript

userscript.js

// ==UserScript==
// @name         YouTube Shorts & youtu.be Redirector
// @namespace    http://tampermonkey.net/
// @version      1.1
// @description  Redirects YouTube Shorts and youtu.be links to the standard watch page.
// @author       Your Name (or handle)
// @match        https://www.youtube.com/shorts/*
// @match        https://youtu.be/*
// @grant        none
// @run-at       document-start
// ==/UserScript==

(function() {
    'use strict';

    const currentUrl = window.location.href;
    let videoId = null;

    // Regex for https://www.youtube.com/shorts/<videoId>
    const shortsRegex = /^https:\/\/www\.youtube\.com\/shorts\/([^\/?#]+)/;
    let match = shortsRegex.exec(currentUrl);

    if (match && match[1]) {
        videoId = match[1];
        console.log('Detected YouTube Shorts URL. Video ID:', videoId);
    } else {
        // Regex for https://youtu.be/<videoId>
        const shortlinkRegex = /^https:\/\/youtu\.be\/([^\/?#]+)/;
        match = shortlinkRegex.exec(currentUrl);
        if (match && match[1]) {
            videoId = match[1];
            console.log('Detected youtu.be URL. Video ID:', videoId);
        }
    }

    // If a video ID was successfully extracted, redirect
    if (videoId) {
        const newUrl = 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=' + videoId;
        console.log('Redirecting to:', newUrl);
        // Use replace() so the back button works as expected (doesn't go back to the short URL)
        window.location.replace(newUrl);
    } else {
        console.log('No matching YouTube Shorts or youtu.be pattern found. No redirection needed.');
    }
})();